Stocking-supporter.



T. PAPWORTH. STOGKING SUPPOBJTBR. APPLmATIoN FILED sEPT.11,19o7.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

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THOMAS PAPWORTH, 0F PURTLAND, OREGON.

STOCKING-SUPPORTER.

No. ricerca Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 190%.

Application flied September. 1l, 1 907. Serial No. 392,302.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, THOMAS PAPWORTH, a citizen oit the United States, and a resident of Portland, in the count",T of Multnomah and. State of Oregon, have invented a new and improved Stockingupporter;of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descripu l tact with the clasp ,member (1.', thus closing;

tion.

This invention relates to a class of personal wear, employed for supporting socks or longer stockings stretched taut upon the lower limbs of the wearer; and has for its object to rovide novel details of construe-- tion for a c evice ofthe class indioatedfwhich produce a simple, practical and inexpensive stocking supporter that is coinfortab e, co'nvenient and reliable in use.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and combination et parts, as is hereinafter described and defined in the ap pendcd claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyinnT drawings forming a part of this specific/af tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a front view of the improvem ment applied for supporting a stocking from a wovon lgarment on the person oit the wearer. Fig. is a similar view to that'shown in Fig. l, enlarged; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal transverse sectional View, substantiallv on the line 3-'-3 in Fig. 2.; Fig. l is an enlarged detached 'liront lView ot the device showing a slightly changed constructirm; Fig. 5 is a loruritudinal transverse sectional view, substantially on the line in Fig. 4;; Fig. =6 is a front View showing another modilied construction of the improvement, and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal transverse sectional view, substantiallj,Y on the line "1-7 in Fig. 6.

.ln the construction ot the improvement shown in Figs. 1 .2 and El, a clasp for ,(,Jgripping` fabric is a main feature, comprisingtwo resilient members o and a, formed integral with each other 'trom a liat strip of spring metal, by bendingi said strip at o2, and foldmi,r said members toward each other.

The free ends of the ,clasp members CL3-o are disposed opposite each otl1eri,- and v,bent

inward at their transverse edges :,-whiohare serrated, forming opposed, .jaws o3., that-are. as shown clearly. 1n

peripherally curved, Figs. 2 and 3.

Upon the si a, near the jaws a, 'two ears (13,! arevoppode edges. the clasp'liiieiiiber from the ears and the toc iressed into conthe jaw thereon toward the jaw on the opposite meml'ier a.

lt may here be explained that the resilience of the clasp members a, e is such, that it 'tree from each other, and thus ermit the l'ree introduction ol `fibrous material between said jaws, this divergence being permitted il the lever t is rocked outward sutliciontll'` 'for the removal of the cam toe t', from Contact with the clasp membero.

Near the return bend e2 the clasp member a is perforated, and in said perforation a button-headed stud. c is secured, so that the head c thereon and neel; c2 near it may prt ject beyond the clasp member the stud is mounted upon.

Upon the 'lower end of the lever t, a hook b2 is formed that is bent outward and up Ward.

A locking link is the completing` element sists essentially of a strip of resilient metal bent between its endsinto open ring forni, as shown at d in Figs. 2 and 53.

Frein open ring; two spaced limbs d extend, that are normali)T parallel with each. other, and at their ends are connected shown at d2, one limb being bent at a 1. angle toward the otherlirnb and then again bent so to lap upon the side thereof, said lapped portionsbeing secured together.

' ln applying the improved hose supporter for service, the jaws o of the clasp members a, o are engaged with the leg ol a pair of' of the device, this boing oiieeted by irst ,rocking outward the lever l), then introducine a told of the iibrous material between the faws o3 that then are closed b rocking the lever downward as is clearly s own in Figs. "2 and ..jl`lie locking link that had been detached from the clasp is now engaged with the hose that has been. drawn upon wearer, by placing an edge portion of said hose B over the head o and neck c ot' the to do so the jaws a3 will diverge son'mwhat of thisexainple of my invention, and oonv drawers A that has been donned by t 1e user` the foot of the back plate.

stud c. The head c. along with the engaged i portion of the stocking, is passed through the open ring d outwardly and then the locking link is drawn upward, which will cause the neck c2 and hosev material thereon to be gripped by the limbs d of the locking link, and thus secure said material and the locking link together.

The points of locking engagement had by the claspjaws c3 and stud c with the drammin leg` and stocking, are at such a distance apart that the stocking Will be stretched Ataut if the ring d is hooked uponthe hook b2, this adjustment of the device appearing clearly in Figs. 2 and 3 ol the drawings.

ln Figs. 4 and 5 a slight change'is shown, in this construction an additional detail is provided, consisting of a loo fed back plate e, that is return-bent at c', tius producing .a front member e2, that is shorter than the At c3, near the bend c', is a pen foration in the front member c2, which receives the button-head c* and shank c5-of a locking stud. c, similar to the stud c, The upper portionlof the back plate c islappcd upon the adjacent clasp member. g and is thereon secured by flanges or clips g', that vare integral with the back plate and arx lapped around said clasp member, as is shown by dotted. lines in Fig. 4.

The remaining portions oi the clasp, consisting oi the return-bent forward member g2 and jaws g3, are similar to those hereinbefore described, and as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a locking-link il. and cam-lever i, similar to those shown in Figs. 2 and 3, are provided for the modified device, and obviously the application and operation is the same as that of the first described stocking-supporter.

There is no material change in construction of working parts shown in Figs and 7, as compared with those hereinbefore described as elements represented in Figs. Lland 5, only a slight alteration being made in the form of tlieback plate designated by the character m, to aidait it for convenient engagement with an eastie band 'lo this end the back plate m is shortened someWh at, and upon the upper end of the front member /frt.1`".ercoi" a hook .is formed.

'l n: rear member of the looped back plate 'nt terminates at its upper end o posit-e the hook m2, and at cach side of tie latter a flange m is l'oimcd on'the front'xnember 'm' and folded over said upper end oi' the rear in Fig. 7. ln the bight o of the looped lower" end of the clasp o, 'that is similar to the clasp shown in Figs. 4 and 5, a transverse member o2, oan oblong slide ring o3 is loosely held,

and on a. center bar said slide-rin the bight or upper doubled end of the e astio band 'n is mounted. The elastic band, by its engagerrffnt with the clasp o'and back plate m, serves to render the hose-supporter capable of self-adjustment longitudinally, which adapts the same to lvield if strain is put upon it by the llexure of the knee of the wearer, said band, when stretched by the vpull thereon, contracting to normal length after the leg of the wearer,y is straightened.

The hook m2 in this construction of the hose-supporter, receives/ the open ring p of.' a locking link having resilient limbs p that, together with the ,open ring, produces locking device, similanto the locking link hereinbefore described.

' The locking link that is a leading element or" the improved stocking-supporter is preferably connected by a llexible chain or cord r with their: asp or back piece thereon, so that it will be prevented from loss When the device is not in usc.

It Will be seen that the leading features of novelty had bythe im roved hose supporter comprise a resilient c as a cam leverto.

close said clasp, a heads locking stud on'a portion of the supporter that depends from the clasp, and alocking link having an open ring integral with two that co-act With'the loc ing stud. Furthermore, the invention embodies an elastic band connection between the clasp that grips a garment on the 'wearer and the mesas forlockf ing the headed stud upon the leg of t l tocking. Having described my invention, 3. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters atent,

i. A stocking supporter, conipzfsng a clasp, a headed stud carried by the clasps] asp 105 key-hole shaped link separate from the c and adapted to receive the headed stud, and means carried by the clasp for engaging the enlarged upper end of the link to holdit'in clamping position on the stud. 2. A stocking supporter, comprising a clasp, a headed stud carried by the olas ,-a key-hole shaped link separate from theo asp and adapted to receive the headed'stud, and' slpaced resilient limbs a hook carried by the clas i and with v. nich the enlarged end of the lin r engages to hold said link in clamping position on the stud.

3. A' stocking supporter, Iomprising a clasp, a headed stud carried by` the olas a keyhole shaped link separato from the c asp and adapted to receive the headed stud, a hook carried by the clasp and `vvith whichv the enlarged end of the link engaves to hold the link in. clamping position on the stud, and a cord or chain connecting thelink With the supporter.

4. A stocking supporter, comprising a clasp having al locking lever provided at its end with a hook, a headed stud carried' by the clasp and an -independent key-hole shaped link adapted to receive the headed entre@ stud and te he engaged with the honk ef the lever.

5, A stocking supporter, comprising et clasp having spring members and provided with en operating lever having e, hoek at .its end, ene of the jews being apertureil, e heed ed stud. between the inexnhere of the chesp and projecting through the npertured meinher, and en independent keyhole shaped .link having resilient members und adapted te receive the heeded stud und' te be engaged with the hook of the seid operating leve-r. l

(5. In. e stocking supporter, e Clasp formed l of e resilient plate metal strip bent centrally into two opposed members eah .having a, Ser

rated jaw on its end, eers on o ne member loesely embracing the other member, a eem lever pivetefl between seid eers, und having e tee en one eml that may be rocked into er eut of engagement with the member of the elaszp that is. between the eers, seid lever haw ing n hoek en its emmeite end, e looking stud.

carried hy the clamp, end t link cennnieing en open ring end two spaced resilientlnnbs thm-een, which .may eznhrziee the locking stud.

In testimony whereejll have Signed my naine to this speeilieetion in the presence of 

